The Seattle Redhawks and the Evansville Aces meet Monday in the college basketball CBI Tournament at the Ocean Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. The winner of this game will face Chicago State vs Fairfield in the next round. Here’s a Seattle vs. Evansville Prediction.
Seattle Team Preview
The Seattle RedHawks come into this one after picking up their 79-66 win over Delaware State last time out. Seattle was 4th in the WAC, behind UT Arlington, Tarleton State, and Grand Canyon. Cameron Tyson leads the RedHawks in scoring with 17.9 PPG and 4.4 RPG while Alex Schumaker has 13.4 PPG with 3.5 RPG and a team-high 4.9 APG to lead the RedHawks in the assist department. John Christofilis has 13.2 PPG in 22 games to round out the scoring in double figures for Seattle this season. Brandton Chatfield has 9.9 PPG with 5.8 RPG while Kobe Williamson has 8.9 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Seattle is averaging 73.4 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 34% from three and 72.6% from the foul line this season.
Evansville Team Preview
The Evansville Aces come into this game looking to build on a 64-63 win over Quinnipiac last time out. Ben Humrichous leads the Aces in scoring with 15 PPG along with 4.5 RPG while Yacine Toumi has 10.8 PPG with a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead the Aces on the glass and to finish off the scoring in double figures for Evansville up to this point in the year. Kenny Strawbridge Jr. has 9.9 PPG and a team-high 2.6 APG to lead the Aces in the assist department this season. As a team, Evansville is averaging 72.4 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 72.2% from the foul line this season.
Evansville Purple Aces Team Facts
- Evansville has won 11 of its last 13 games against non-Conference opponents.
- Each of Evansville’s last four night games at a neutral venue have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.
Seattle Redhawks Team Facts
- Seattle has won each of its last three games against non-Conference opponents.
- Seven of Seattle’s last eight night games at a neutral venue have produced a total of 141+ points.
- Seattle has won the first half in each of its last nine games against non-Conference opponents.
Seattle vs. Evansville Prediction
I’m on Seattle here. Evansville getting a win in their tournament opener is a nice confidence booster for this team, but the reality is they’re still a team that struggled down the stretch and are not a team I really want to get behind long term. I think the Redhawks are the better team by a fair margin and I think the Aces struggle in this one. Give me Seattle here.